1945 short film (partial) details the rescue of C-47 plane crash survivors in remote New Guinea.

In 2011 a book about the incident by Mitchell Zuckoff was published: "Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II."

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This movie is part of the collection: WWII Archive

Producer: Dutch Information Service
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Keywords: World War, 1939-1945; World War II; WWII; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea; 1945; C-47; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane); Airplane crash survival -- New Guinea; Aircraft accidents -- New Guinea; Alexander Cann; WWII In Color;

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